The Massachusetts Journey to expand health insurance coverage

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-141

  Ayanian, John Z ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAID; NOTE; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PUNISHMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84856731865     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1940-1     Document Type: Note

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